German submarine U-558
Summary of raiding history

Date
Ship Name
Nationality
Tonnage
Fate
28 August 1941
Otaio
United Kingdom
10,298
Sunk
15 October 1941
Vancouver Island
Canada
9,472
Sunk
17 October 1941
Erviken
Norway
6,595
Sunk
17 October 1941
Rym
Norway
1,369
Sunk
17 October 1941
W.C. Teagle
United Kingdom
9,552
Sunk
24 February 1942
Anadara
United Kingdom
8,009
Damaged
24 February 1942
Eidanger
Norway
9,432
Sunk
24 February 1942
Inverarder
United Kingdom
5,578
Sunk
12 May 1942
HMT Bedfordshire
Royal Navy
913
Sunk
18 May 1942
Fauna
Netherlands
1,254
Sunk
21 May 1942
Troisdoc
Canada
1,925
Sunk
23 May 1942
William Boyce Thompson
United States
7,061
Damaged
25 May 1942
Beatrice
United States
3,451
Sunk
27 May 1942
USAT Jack
United States Army
2,622
Sunk
2 June 1942
Triton
Netherlands
2,078
Sunk
25 August 1942
Amakura
United Kingdom
1,987
Sunk
13 September 1942
Empire Lugard
United Kingdom
7,241
Sunk
13 September 1942
Suriname
Netherlands
7,915
Sunk
13 September 1942
Vilja
Norway
6,672
Sunk
16 September 1942
Commercial Trader
United States
2,606
Total loss
23 February 1943
Empire Norseman
United Kingdom
9,811
Sunk

Question: What were the circumstances of the attacks by U-558 on February 24, 1942?
Answer: That same day, German submarine U-558 sank the 9,432-ton Norwegian Eidanger and the 5,578-ton British Inverarder.